Williams Named H.H. Gregg Professor Of Oncology
INDIANAPOLIS - Stephen D. Williams, M.D., director of the Indiana University Cancer Center, has been named the first H.H. Gregg Professor of Oncology.
Dr. Williams, who also is a professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has served on the faculty since 1978. He received his medical degree from IU in 1971 and completed his residency and fellowship at the IU Medical Center.
Dr. Williams specializes in research and treatment of testicular and ovarian germ cell tumors and the long-term impact of ovarian germ cell cancer on the patient and the family. Under his leadership, the IU Cancer Center was designated a National Cancer Institute Clinical Cancer Center in 1999.
The H.H. Gregg Professorship in Oncology was established by H.H. Gregg, Inc. to enhance the cancer program at the medical school. Jerry W. Throgmartin, president and CEO of H.H. Gregg was successfully treated at the IU Cancer Center in 1980 and has since served as a volunteer for the cancer program during the school's first capital campaign in 1993-96. He also serves as chairman of the IU Cancer Center Development Board.
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